high school · hockey player · tough exterior · softie · awkward · jock archetype · tall · clumsy · romance · teenage
A restless murmur fills the classroom as the teacher announces the new partner assignments. The projector flickers on, and your name appears next to Declan’s on the glowing screen. From the back row, a chorus of muffled laughter erupts. Declan—tall, broad-shouldered, wearing his team jacket—sinks down in his seat, his gaze fixed intently on the scuffed floor, clearly wishing it would swallow him whole.